Julianne Moore cut from turkish tourism ad

The Oscar-winning Still Alice star was reportedly dropped from a promotional film.

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Ellen Pao and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove

A covert culture of discrimination is often the one that hurts women the most.

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You can now hire a goatherd through Amazon

Now you can buy a sink on Amazon and hire someone to come and install it. Or a goat herder to tend your flock. Or someone to teach you aerial yoga. All are available to Amazon customers through the company's newly-expanded professional services marketplace, launching on Monday. Called Amazon Home Services, it was previously available in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York under the name Amazon Local Services.

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Man who sued Comcast now wants over $5M, says ISP shouldn’t have smeared him

Just after his lawsuit failed to settle last week, aggrieved former Comcast customer Conal O’Rourke filed an amended civil complaint that stemmed from a year-long billing dispute with the ISP. But this time, he's now raised the demanded amount to more than $5 million. Previously, he had asked for "all damages legally and/or proximately caused to Mr. O’Rourke by Defendants totaling more than $1 million" when the suit was first filed in October 2014.

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Germanwings Crash Update: Lufthansa To Immediately Compensate Victim's Families Up To 50,000 Euros

It is unclear if that immediate compensation package will be supplemented with a larger package in the future. It can take years for lawyers for each party to agree upon a settlement. Lufthansa offered family members of victims flights and other assistance in getting to the crash site in southwestern France earlier this week.

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Block Pirate Bay in 72 Hours, Spanish Court Tells ISPs

Infamous torrent site The Pirate Bay has a new European block to contend with after a judge in Spain handed down a ruling against the site today. Local ISPs now have 72 hours in which to block the site, the first instruction of its type under the country's so-called Sinde Law.

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Jay Z launches streaming music service TIDAL

"The first music streaming service that combines the best High Fidelity sound quality, High Definition music videos and expertly Curated Editorial."

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